[lug] gnome background via command line

Peter Hutnick peter-lists at hutnick.com
Thu Jul 24 19:20:11 MDT 2003


Ben Luey said:
> I have mandrake 9.1 and since I don't use nautilis (but still gnome) my
> background doesn't get loaded on X startup. If I run
> gnome-background-properties it shows my settings correctly and if I
> change something and then change it back and close, I have my
> background. Is there a way to automate this? Either run a command line
> that will tell gnome to read my background settings, or just change them
> and then change 'em back?

I don't use GNOME, but since no one has replied . . .

I'd just throw the necessary command line in ~/.Xclients.

I have to admit that I have no idea what a file manager has to do with
your background.

-Peter





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